The Home Ministry has released nine companies - four from the Rapid Action Force, two from the Central Reserve Police Force and three from the Central Industrial Security Force for deployment in Maharashtra.
A Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice L Nageswara Rao, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul noted that it was impossible for the apex court to track who was walking and who was not.
A case was registered under IPC Sections 500 and 501 following a complaint by the Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari against the portal named 'News Uttarakhand'.
The two attacks against Maharashtra police personnel have been reported from Antop Hill in Mumbai and Mumbra while trying to enforce Coronavirus lockdown
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has cited rampant infection and fatigue among police personnel as reasons for seeking the deployment of central police forces
Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested at least 24 more accused who were reportedly absconding after the Palghar Lynching incident